I am not quite sure how much Chef Boyardee’s brand of canned food spaghetti has changed since it was first created in 1928, but whether or not you or your kids are a fan of this now iconic house hold brand the story of how its founder took simple inquires of his recipe (something I am sure has happened a million times to other chefs) and unlocked the potential in its demand. Entrepreneurship is a whole lot of not only recognizing opertunities and being creative in solving problems you are faced with but it is also about having the reflexes instiled in a person to act on them. As if immigrating from italy to Clevland Ohio and opening a restaurant wasn’t enough Chef Boiardi (Boy-ar-dee) was undoubtedly a spirited entrepreneur.

Learn more about how he learned lessons about entrepreneurism when he moved to the big Apple and how he worked his way up to a net worth of $60 million dollars only 20 years later here: